老少平安

Chinese

		the young and the old	safe and sound; safe; peaceful safe and sound; safe; peaceful; peaceful and at ease
trad. (老少平安)		老少	平安
simp. #(老少平安)		老少	平安

Wikipedia has articles on:

• 老少平安 (Written Standard Chinese^?)
• 老少平安 (Cantonese)

Etymology

So named since the dish is suitable for the elderly and children.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎoshào píng'ān

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄠˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ siu³ ping⁴ on¹

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoshào píng'ān
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄠˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎoshào píng-an
    • Wade–Giles: lao³-shao⁴ pʻing²-an¹
    • Yale: lǎu-shàu píng-ān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laoshaw pyngan
    • Palladius: лаошао пинъань (laošao pinʺanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ ˀän⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁵ siu³ ping⁴ on¹
    • Yale: lóuh siu pìhng ōn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ siu³ ping⁴ on¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ xiu³ ping⁴ on¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ siːu̯³³ pʰɪŋ²¹ ɔːn⁵⁵/

Noun

老少平安

1. steamed tofu with fish paste (a Cantonese dish)